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East and Southern Africa Annual Review and Planning meeting

1-5 October 2012
Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge, Arusha, Tanzania
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Agenda


Timing
 Session
Day 1 - Monday 1 October 2012
08.00
 Registration of participants
08.30
 Welcome (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA, Africa RISING Project Coordinator; J. Glover, USAID, Africa RISING Activity Manager; Ken Dashiell, IITA, DDG Partnerships and Capacity Building)
09.00
 Introduction session: Workshop objectives and process, participant’s introduction (E. Le Borgne)
10.00
 Overview of year 1 project activities (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon) - Presentation
10.30
 Break
11.00
 Presentations of jumpstart projects and outputs and MSU project in Malawi (10 min each)
  • Enhancing Vegetable Value Chains (AVRDC) - Presentation
  • Value Chain Analysis of Grain Legumes (IITA) - Presentation
  • Catalogue of Tested Crop, Soil, and Water Management Options (CIAT) - Presentation
  • Identifying Efficient Seed Systems, Practices and Models (CIAT) - Presentation
11.40
 Marketplace 1
12.00
 Presentations of jumpstart projects and outputs (continued)
12.40
 Marketplace 2
13.00
 Lunch break
14.30
 Presentations of jumpstart projects and outputs (continued
  • Weed Management in Rice-based Systems (AfricaRice) - Presentation
  • Intensification of Maize-based Systems in Malawi (CIMMYT) - Presentation
  • Agroecological Intensification in Malawi and Tanzania (MSU) - Presentation
15.00
 Marketplace 3
15.30
 Break
16.00
 Group work: Wrap-up of year 1, Pulling out key points from all presentations (M. Bekunda)
17.30
 Program of next day (E. Le Borgne)
Logistical announcements (I. Mwasaga)
17.45
 End of day 1
18.00
 Meeting of Process Steering Group
Day 2 - Tuesday 2 October 2012
08.30
 The building blocks of the program (20 min each)
09.30
 Discussion about the building blocks
10.00
 Break
10.30
 Developing a demand-driven research agenda – key challenges in the districts
12.30
 Lunch break
14.00
 Group work planning year 2 activities: developing research ideas
15.30
 Break
16.00
 Group work (continued) and peer review
17.30
 Closing reflections for the day – End of day 2
18.00
 Meeting of Process Steering Group
Day 3 - Wednesday 3 October 2012
08.30
 Presentation by Bernard van Lauwe on the research framework
Presentation by Asamoah Larbi about the Africa RISING niche
09.30
 Presentation by Joseph Rusike and Joe Tindwa about Nafaka
10.00
 Break
10.30
 Group work - using this template
13.00
 Lunch break
14.15
 Group work (continued) on research
15.15
 Group work - continued
15.45
 Break
16.15
 Presentation of group work:
17.45
 Information on field day – End of day 3
18.00
 Meeting of Process Steering Group
Day 4 - Thursday 4 October 2012
07.30
 Departure for Field Day
08.30
 Meeting of core team to prepare next day
19.00
 Social dinner and cultural show
Day 5 - Friday 5 October 2012
09.00
 Welcome of new participants (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon, IITA, Africa RISING Project Coordinator; N.N. USAID; V. Manyong, IITA, Director East Africa )
09.30
 Introducing Feed the Future initiative and Africa RISING program (J. Glover, USAID, Africa RISING Activity Manager) Presentation
09.45
 Presentation of year 1 review (I. Hoeschle-Zeledon)
10.15
 Discussion about year 1 plans
10.45
 Break
11.15
 Presentation of year 2 draft work plan (M. Bekunda and research teams)
11.45
 Discussion about year 2 draft work plan
12.30
 Lunch break
14.00
 Feedback from eminent experts (USAID Mission, regional and national partners, iAGRI etc.) about fit with Africa RISING and advices for ways forward
15.00
 Comments from research teams on the feedback received
15.30
 Closure (N.N. USAID, V. Manyong)








































































































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